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November 2, 2020 | Main line

Scottish line to reopen following fatal crash

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has announced that the Aberdeen - Dundee main line will reopen on November 3 after repairs following a fatal accident on August 12.

November 1, 2020 | Rolling stock

Škoda to deliver trains to Estonia

ESTONIAN state-owned passenger operator Elron has announced Czech train manufacturer Skoda Vagonka, a subsidiary Skoda Transportation, as the winner of a €56m contract to supply six dual-voltage EMUs.

October 31, 2020 | Financial

FlixTrain suspends services for second time in 2020

GERMAN open-access operator FlixTrain has announced the suspension of its services from November 3 until sometime in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Local reports suggest that services may be suspended until at least February.

October 30, 2020 | Financial

EC investigation alleges Czech Railways engaged in “predatory pricing”

THE European Commission (EC) has informed state-owned Czech Railways (ČD) of its preliminary view that ČD breached European Union (EU) anti-trust rules by engaging in predatory pricing on passenger services operated on the Prague - Ostrava route between 2011 and 2019.

October 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Egypt awards contract for Alexandria light rail line modernisation

EGYPT’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) awarded a contract on October 27 for the design and supervision of the €360m rehabilitation of Alexandria’s 13.8km Raml light rail line to a Systra-led consortium.

October 30, 2020 | Policy

New rights for passengers approved by European parliament

THE European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (Tran) backed a provisional political agreement on the right of rail passengers on October 29, with 38 votes in favour, seven against, and four abstentions.

October 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail recruits Mace as consultant

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has appointed London-based consultancy and construction company Mace to provide consultancy services for its Project Alpha rail improvement programme.

October 29, 2020 | Commuter Rail

CEO of Australia’s V/Line sacked over corruption claims

THE board of Victoria’s regional rail network V/Line has sacked its CEO after he appeared before an anti-corruption hearing in Melbourne accused of receiving illicit payments from the contractors employed to clean the operator’s trains.

October 29, 2020 | Metros

MTR awards Tuen Mun design consultancy contract

HONG Kong transport operator MTR has awarded Aecom Asia a consultancy contract for planning and design of the 2.4km Tuen Mun Southern Extension (TMS).

October 29, 2020 | Financial

IRJ In-Brief - Financial: Greenbrier annual results; Knorr-Bremse ups Rail Vision stake; Norway extends Covid support

United States: Rolling stock manufacturer Greenbrier has reported an Ebitda of $US 310.3m for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, amounting to 11.1% of the company’s $US 2.8bn revenue for the year.

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